Roper Gulf Regional Council LGA
Proficiency in English
In Roper Gulf Regional Council LGA in 2016, 255 females who spoke a language other than English at home reported difficulty speaking English.
Proficiency in English measures the self-assessed proficiency in spoken English of people who speak a language other than English at home. The data, when viewed with other ethnic and cultural indicators, such as Ancestry, Country of Birth, Language Spoken at Home and Religion, reflects Roper Gulf Regional Council LGA's ethnic composition and how long the overseas born have been in Australia. This helps service providers determine whether they need to communicate with the local population in languages other than English.
Derived from the Census question:
'How well does the person speak English?'
Total population
| Proficiency in English | ||||||||
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| Roper Gulf Regional Council LGA - Total females (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| English proficiency | Number | % | Katherine Town Council LGA % | Number | % | Katherine Town Council LGA % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Speaks English only | 808 | 25.4 | 64.6 | 4001 | 859 | 28.1 | 78.6 | -51 |
| Speaks English well or very well | 1,771 | 55.7 | 14.1 | 4002 | 1,582 | 51.7 | 11.0 | +189 |
| Speaks English not well or not at all | 255 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 4003 | 359 | 11.7 | 1.6 | -104 |
| Not stated | 345 | 10.9 | 19.9 | 4005 | 259 | 8.5 | 8.8 | +86 |
| Total population | 3,179 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,059 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +120 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the proficiency in English data of the female population in Roper Gulf Regional Council LGA in 2016 compared to Katherine Town Council LGA shows that there was a lower proportion of females who spoke English only, and a higher proportion of females who spoke another language and English not well or not at all.
Overall, 25.4% of females spoke English only, and 8.0% spoke another language and English not well or not at all, compared with 64.6% and 1.4% respectively for Katherine Town Council LGA.
Emerging groups
The most significant changes in the proficiency in English of the female population in this area between 2011 and 2016 were in those speaking:
- Speaks English well or very well (+189 females)
- Speaks English not well or not at all (-104 females)
- Speaks English only (-51 females)